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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Minimax Viking Research & Development Gmbh, Bad Oldesloe, DE;
Inventors:
Shawn J. Feenstra, Caledonia, MI (US);
Gary William Pleyte, Hastings, MI (US);
Derek John Scheffers, Mattawan, MI (US);
Assignee:
Minimax Viking Research & Development GmbH, Bad Oldesloe, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 31/28 (2006.01); A62C 37/11 (2006.01); A62C 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 31/28 (2013.01); A62C 31/02 (2013.01); A62C 37/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
Fire protection systems and methods having piping interconnections for connecting afire protection device to a fluid source. The piping interconnections include a branch connector connected to a pipe header. The branch connector includes a tubular member and an internal annular seal member housed in an internal gasket chamber of the tubular member. The tubular member includes an internal stepless surface between a terminal end of the tubular member and the internal gasket chamber.